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The son of Tarrant County, Texas Sheriff Bill Waybourn was arrested for public intoxication just a day after his father referred to undocumented immigrants as “drunks.” Waybourn was at the White House on Thursday to oppose legislation regarding immigrants charged with driving under the influence. While arguing that repeat offenders are more dangerous, Waybourn dehumanized and demeaned undocumented immigrants. “If we […]
A Chicago man was brutally slammed to the ground by police on Thanksgiving Day while he was being arrested and a citizen accountability group is now looking into the incident, BuzzFeed News reports. In the graphic video, an officer is seen lifting the young man up and slamming his head to the sidewalk. The man […]
An Oklahoma police chief is upset after a Starbucks employee allegedly labeled officers’ coffee order as belonging to a “Pig.” A police officer made a coffee run to Starbucks for themselves and other officers who were working the Thanksgiving shift with them. Yet when the officer got the beverages, they noticed that the word “Pig” was placed where Starbucks usually writes […]
In 2016, Wanda Dench sent out a group text message inviting her family members to a Thanksgiving dinner in Mesa, Arizona; however, the grandmother had accidently sent the invitation to Jamal Hinton, a Phoenix high schooler whom she had never met. It was an honest mistake that ultimately led to an unlikely friendship. Hinton ended […]
A Russian farm is hoping that VR headsets will help them get a greater milk haul from cows, citing research that Moscow’s Ministry of Agriculture and Food says shows a link between a herd’s “emotional mood” and dairy yields. The cows, per BBC News, are equipped with headsets that have been adapted for the unique structural […]
Barbara Hillary, the pioneering African American explorer, died Saturday at the age of 88. The tragic news was announced on Hillary’s official website and Twitter account: Hillary made history at the age of 75 when she became not only the oldest person to ever reach the North Pole, but the first African American woman on […]
Three men who were wrongfully convicted in the 1983 killing of a Baltimore teenager were freed today after 36 years in prison. Alfred Chestnut, Ransom Watkins, and Andrew Stewart were released from prison after having their life sentences overturned due to a re-examination of their case. The three men were accused of killing a student […]
Even though he’s technically from London, 21 Savage has nothing but love for the community he’s called home since he was a kid. The rapper reportedly isn’t allowed to stray too far from home and he’s using the time to help his community. TMZ points out that Savage chipped in at a DeKalb county YMCA, […]
In an effort to declutter their space and free up usernames that might get some use otherwise, Twitter will begin removing inactive accounts in December. The social media platform sent out an email to users who have not logged in for six months, warning that their account was in danger of being junked. The email from […]
Cheyenne felt like her long-distance relationship with boyfriend Bradyn had run its course, and she was ready to call it quits. But, break-ups can be difficult, messy, emotional, and on occasion, all those things at once, so Cheyenne enlisted the help of lead singer Mark McGrath from Sugar Ray (one of the now ex-boyfriend’s favorite bands) to break the bad news to Bradyn. Cheyenne was […]
